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AMA @ Music China

The AMA will be on the ground at this year’s Music China, from 22nd-25th October at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Alex Masso, AMA CEO, will represent the association, meet with Australian delegates, and promote the Australian industry and Australian made products.

This year’s presence will be the first of its kind for the AMA, presenting as an exhibitor at a major international trade show. The project is inspired by the coordinated approach taken by Sounds Australia for Australian music, motivated by the AMA’s own members’ involvement in this show, and supported by Music Australia and Music China. Continue reading →

Major Announcement: the Guitar Show is coming to Sydney

25th August 2025

The Australian Music Association has produced the Melbourne Guitar Show, the largest showcase event for musical instruments in Australia, for the past decade and is continuing to produce the event after a successful move to Melbourne Showgrounds in 2025.

The Sydney Guitar Show will be held on 7th-8th March 2026. Planning is underway for a Melbourne Guitar Show the following year, on 13th-14th March 2027.

This presents an opportunity to create what many people have suggested and asked about, a Sydney Guitar Show. After an extensive search for a suitable venue, Sydney Showgrounds was chosen for its facilities, location, public transport and parking accessibility, and being well established as a major event location. Exhibition Hall 5, opposite the stadium and next to the Dome, around the corner from Olympic Park train station, offers multiple spaces, a large main room with space to grow, ease of access for patrons and exhibitors, and much more.

“This is an exciting opportunity for the industry and something our exhibitors have been asking about,” said Alex Masso, Executive Officer of the AMA and Producer of the Guitar Show. “This is an organisation that responds to member feedback, and this is the feedback we have been getting. Let’s do it.”

Tickets will be on sale later in 2025 alongside the program announcement. Exhibitor bookings commence on 1st September 2025, with a month of priority access for AMA members.

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Consultation on LIPD Class Licenses

2nd May 2025

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a consultation paper proposing a new version of the Radiocommunications (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence (LIPD) to replace the current 2015 instrument. This licence allows certain classes of low-power radiocommunications devices, including wireless microphones and other wireless audio equipment, to operate without an individual licence. The current instrument is due to sunset on 1 October 2025. Continue reading →

Sandra Lindsay

Sandra Lindsay was the Managing Director of Muso’s Corner, a music store located in Newcastle, New South Whales, Australia, until she sold the business in 2024. She purchased a small piano store and repair shop in 1967 and later renamed it Muso’s Corner and expanded to a larger location in 1994.

Sandra was active in supporting the Australian Music Association and served on its board.

Sandra established the Andy Lindsay Memorial Award in memory of her son Andrew ‘Andy’ Lindsay, who was an outstanding, gifted musician, inspiring business leader and also the heart and soul of Newcastle’s Musos Corner music store.

 

Australian Success at the 2023 NAMM Show

20th April 2023 – Alex Masso

Fang Lui (The Piano Fantasy) with Alex Masso (AMA) at the Australian Reception

 AMA members were well represented at the 2023 NAMM Show, held at its regular home of the Anaheim Convention Center in the off-schedule month of April.  This year’s event was widely understood to be a ‘stepping stone’ back to the regular schedule and scale of a January NAMM Show, which will return on 25th-28th January 2024. It also marked a transitional moment as Joe Lamond’s last show, and last month, as CEO and President, a position he has held for two decades as only the third NAMM CEO since 1948.

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